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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Weāre reading about weight loss drug spending, launch prices for medicines, and much more
The latest pharmaceutical news from the Pharmalot campus via the Pharmalittle newsletter
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Three in five young gun violence survivors do not receive mental healthcare ā this California bill can fix that
The Thrive Act will create a pilot program that offers mental health resources for shooting survivors and witnesses under 25When Marvin PĆ©rez and his family moved from their home country of Guatemala to Oakland, California, he thought it would lead to a better life for them all. But two years ago, w
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STAT+: FDA gives generative AI in radiology two breakthrough designation nods
FDA has granted breakthrough designation to two devices that use generative AI to interpret chest X-rays and draft the radiology reports.
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Another roadblock for DOJ campaign against trans health
New bill proposes expanding methadone access, $5.7 trillion on U.S. health care, and more health news from Morning Rounds
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Highest June minimum temperature record broken in Cardiff as āsavageā heatwave continues
Thermometer shows 23.5C overnight in Welsh capital as climate crisis makes such extreme temperatures more severe and more likelyEurope live ā latest updatesA sweltering night in Cardiff has broken another new UK heat record as brutally hot conditions continue across England and Wales. Temperatures o
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Hospitals in England declare critical incidents as machines and IT fail in heat
Extreme weather breaks MRI scanners and cooling units, as workload rises for sleep-deprived staff on sweltering wardsDoctors have sounded the alarm over the disastrous impact of extreme heat on the NHS in England, with radiotherapy machines and MRI scanners failing, critical IT systems stalling and
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The Trump administration is calling frozen embryos children | Moira Donegan
A document on an embryo adoption program may be marginal ā but it marks an escalation in the pursuit of fetal personhoodThe Trump administration quietly declared frozen embryos to be children last week. In a call for grant applications related to a nearly 20-year-old program meant to raise awareness
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Chris and Martina: The Final Set review ā tennis titans discuss their deep bond and intense rivalry
Now supporting each other through cancer treatment, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova trace the ups and downs of their decades-long relationship at the summit of sporting achievementHere is a Netflix documentary with a real story to tell: the giant friendship and frenmity (or frivalry) between Chr
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Bodies in Nottingham NHS trust mortuary in state of āadvanced deteriorationā, inspectors say
Human Tissue Authority says bodies not transferred to freezer in time due to insufficient storage needsBodies in the mortuary at the NHS trust at the centre of the health services biggest ever maternity care scandal were found in a state of āadvanced deteriorationā due to not being transferred to a
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STAT+: Facing a brutal run, battered vaccine makers still see cause for hope
It's an unusual time to be in the vaccine business. But in the view of those gathered at the BIO conference this week, itās not altogether a bleak one.
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Opinion: My adult daughter has Down syndrome. Her life is entirely different from what experts expected
āWomen are fully capable of making difficult decisions, but meaningful choice requires trusted, vetted information,ā writes Michelle Sie Whitten of the Global Down Syndrome Foundation.
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Bipartisan bill seeks to allow direct prescribing of methadone for opioid addiction
Methadone for opioid addiction has been available only at specialty clinics. A bipartisan bill would greatly expand access.
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STAT+: Biosecure didnāt stop Chinaās rise in biotech. Some lawmakers want to do more
They're laying the groundwork for legislation and regulation to counter Chinese biopharma companies.
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Opinion: How a 1976 murder case changed doctor-patient confidentiality
The Tarasoff case remains a pivotal marker in bioethics at the bicentennial as we now reach the countryās 250th birthday.
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Blue Heron review ā sombre and sophisticated portrait of childhood trauma in 1990s Canada
A Hungarian immigrant family grapple with oppositional defiant disorder in Sophy Romvariās intimate and unshowy debut featureThe past folds into the present in this very fine debut feature from Canadian film-maker Sophy Romvari, which has grown in my mind on a second viewing, having first come acros
Osteopenia is silently weakening bones in millions of people
Osteopenia is a common but often overlooked condition that causes bones to become less dense and more fragile. Because it develops silently, many people only discover they have it after a fracture or bone scan. Aging, menopause, poor diet, and inactivity can all contribute to bone loss. Fortunately,
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Obesity cases rising fastest in young adults
Experts say the cost of living, pandemic and boom in unhealthy food are behind the rise in cases.
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STAT+: Eli Lilly dives into hair loss treatments with investment in AI startup Absci
Eli Lilly is investing in a small startup developing a medication to spur hair growth, and potentially also treat endometriosis.
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STAT+: U.S. health spending rose sharply in 2025, thanks to GLP-1 use and more care
People are getting more care and using lots of GLP-1 drugs, fueling a sharp increase in health care spending.
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āHorrificā maternity care failings at Nottingham NHS trust prompt calls for public inquiry
Report uncovers biggest childbirth scandal in NHS history in which 520 mothers and babies suffered āpotentially avoidableā harm or diedHorrific failings led to 520 mothers and babies in Nottingham suffering harm or dying, sparking calls for a public inquiry into maternity care across England.In all,